Facilities Project Manager (Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Business Office)

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Posted Job Title

Facilities Project Manager (Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Business Office)

Job Profile Title

Manager, Facilities

Job Description Summary

The Facilities Project Manager reports to the Chair and the Chief Operating Officer of the Department. The Project Manager will manage design, engineering, legal, construction, and other professionals engaged in the planning, design, and construction of capital projects, for Pathology & Laboratory Medicine. The Project Manager will manage the annual Capital budgets and submissions, the University space survey, and space requests. The incumbent will provide expertise in project administration, communications, and operations management to drive the success of multiple high-profile projects. Facilities Project Management includes project inception through final closeout and coordinating with Department of Operations and Maintenance, and various School / Center representatives throughout the process. The incumbent should have a passion for building relationships and exceeding client and management expectations within all levels of the organization. The incumbent will be involved in the development and rigorous maintenance of project budgets, schedules, financial records, contract documents, and reports. In developing the planning strategies for the Department, the incumbent maintains close working relationships with the Center and Institute directors (within the Department), the Vice Chair of Pathology at Pennsylvania Hospital (PAH), the Department’s Laboratory Director at Penn Presbyterian Medical Center (PPMC), HUP Administration, Perelman School of Medicine (PSOM) and other departments in Penn Medicine such as Real Estate, Design and Construction (RED&C), Physical Plant, and Finance. The Project Manager strives to provide cost-effective designs while creating the highest quality environment within the department's diagnostic, research, and teaching facilities. The incumbent must possess the ability to work with some degree of autonomy but must also interact and function as part of the departmental administrative support team.

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